Organization
AIFO Liberia(AIFO)
AIFO Liberia is a professional non-profit health and development organisation present in Liberia since 1997, enabling opportunities for persons with disabilities through healthcare, inclusive education, and economic empowerment. Originally focused on leprosy-affected communities, it now runs broad disability inclusion programmes across multiple counties.
About
AIFO Liberia is the Liberian chapter of the Italian NGO Associazione Italiana Amici di Raoul Follereau, operating in Liberia since 1997. Originally supporting communities affected by leprosy during and after the civil war, AIFO Liberia has grown into a broad disability inclusion organisation running national programmes in healthcare, inclusive TVET education, and economic empowerment, based in Monrovia.
What They Do
AIFO Liberia implements vocational skills training for deaf and hard-of-hearing youth, business startup grants for persons with disabilities, and inclusive education support at TVET institutions. Through the EU-funded VOICE project and the Sweden-funded Coordinated Action on Disability in Liberia (CAD-L), AIFO has supported disability-owned micro-enterprises and helped institutions in Bong, Nimba, Lofa, and Bomi counties improve inclusion. It coordinates closely with NUOD, the National Commission on Disabilities, and the Alliance on Disability in Liberia.
Who They Serve
AIFO Liberia serves persons with physical, sensory, and other disabilities across Liberia, with particular emphasis on deaf and hard-of-hearing youth, leprosy-affected individuals, women, and rural communities. Its programmes reach Bong, Nimba, Lofa, and Bomi counties in addition to Greater Monrovia.
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